As usual we had made appointments in due time with the owners of the domaines where we had made reservations for millesime 2009. This is the 3rd time we experienced “La Magie des Millésimes en 9”. However, in July we learned that 2011 was encore un millésime précoce, and we had to address the domaines […]
Frida and Gitte A question of concern to all of us was if Friða could make the trip to and from France without problems and tolerate the eventual high temperatures during the day, but as you can see from the pictures, she really enjoyed the holiday and backing group/supporting team!
Björg, Gitte, Unnur, Michael and Frida On a lazy day, lunch on the terrasse was followed by reading (Gitte and Björg), dinner preparations in the kitchen (Michael), and introducing Friða to the single vineyards of Corton (Unnur and Magne).
In the autum 2010 Gitte and Michael suggested to join us during our annual trip to Burgundy to visit new domains and collect our annual reservations of wine. Being in due time, we managed to book a gîte for Friða, Gitte and Michael in Pernand Vergelesses, where we normaly are based. To introduce Gitte to […]
Gitte on her way from the 3rd visit to the Beaune market! Visiting Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune (constructed during the years 1443-1451), the jewel of Burgundian tourism, is a must for everyone. This prestigious monument is a part of a hospital complex comprising: •Hôtel-Dieu, some of the buildings of which still house mobile elderly people and […]
The town draws its name from the fjord. With a population of about 2,600 Ísafjörður is the largest town in the peninsula of Vestfirðir (Westfjords) and the seat of the Ísafjarðarbær municipality, which includes the nearby Hnífsdalur, Flateyri, Suðureyri, and Þingeyri. It is located on a spit of sand, or eyri, in the Skutulsfjörður fjord […]
The small and friendly fishing village of Súðavík, 20 kilometres from Ísafjörður was partly destroyed by an avalanche, January 16, 1995 and 14 lives were lost. As a result the village was moved and the old houses were bought by the authorities and new ones built in a different area considered to be safe. It […]
Bolungarvík is the northernmost village in the Westfjords, situated on an eponymous cove. Bolungarvík municipality with 904 (2007) inhabitants of the region of Vestfirðir in the northwest of Iceland 473 km fra Reykjavík. The village has been a fishing port since settlement, so naturally the most popular tourist attraction in Bolungarvík is the Ósvör museum, […]
The most popular visiting point in Bolungarvík is the top of Bolafjall Mountain. The place offers a staggering view over Ísafjarðardjúp, Jökulfirðir and some people say all the way to Greenland. To get to Bolafjall mountain you have to drive up the road from Bolungarvík the way to the radar station on the top. Latrar […]
Flateyri on the bay Önundarfjörð has been a trading post since 1792, and temporarily became a major whaling center in the 19th century. The nature at and near Flateyri is worth exploring. Geologically this is considered to be the oldest part of the West. In October 1995 an avalanche hit the village, destroying 29 homes […]